Device usage limiting method, apparatus and program
US7649639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/608
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A usage limiting method for a device executing a job generated by a driver, in which a driver corresponding to a device manages a usage state of the device, and when the usage state agrees with a predetermined condition, the driver stops generation of a job corresponding to the device.
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